haven

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Middle English haven, havene, from Old English hæfen (haven; harbour; port), from Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō (compare Dutch haven, German Hafen, Norwegian/Danish havn, Swedish hamn), from Proto-Germanic *habą (sea) (compare Old English hæf, Middle Low German haf, Old Norse haf (sea), German Haff (bay or lagoon behind a spit), perhaps, in the sense of "heaving sea", etymologically identical with Old Norse haf (heaving, lifting, uplift, elevation), derived from Proto-Germanic *habjaną (to lift, heave)), or from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pnós (compare Old Irish cúan (harbor, recess, haven)). Doublet of abra.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈheɪvən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪvən

Noun

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haven (plural havens)

  1. (slightly dated) A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
  2. (by extension) A place of safety.
    Synonyms: refuge, sanctuary, zoar
    • 2011 December 21, Helen Pidd, “Europeans migrate south as continent drifts deeper into crisis”, in the Guardian[1]:
      Since its conception, the European Union has been a haven for those seeking refuge from war, persecution and poverty in other parts of the world.
  3. (by extension) A peaceful place.
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Translations
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Verb

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haven (third-person singular simple present havens, present participle havening, simple past and past participle havened)

  1. To put into, or provide with a haven.
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Etymology 2

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From Middle English haven; equivalent to have +‎ -en (plural simple present ending).

Verb

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haven

  1. (obsolete) plural simple present of have
    • 1540, Thomas [Cranmer], “A Prologue or Preface []”, in The Byble in Englyshe, [] (Great Bible), [2nd edition], [London]: [] Edward whytchurche, signature [i], verso:
      And they that occupye them bene in moche ſauegarde, and hauen greate conſolacyon, and bene the readyer vnto all goodnes, the ſlower to all euyll, and yf they haue done any thing amyſe, anone euen by the ſyght of the bookes theyꝛ conſciences bene admoniſhed, and they waxen ſoꝛy ⁊ aſhamed of the facte.
    • 1570, John Foxe, Actes and Monuments, page 517:
      For Lord, what charity hauen such men of religion, that knowen how they mowen against and sinne, and fleen awat from their brethren that bene more vncunning then they ben, and suffren thē to trauelen in the world withouten their councel as beastes?
    • 1606, N[athaniel] B[axter], Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia, That Is, Endimions Song and Tragedie, Containing All Philosophie, London: [] Ed. Allde, for Edward White, [], →OCLC, signature G, recto:
      The craftie Badger, the Watry Otter / Whome Howndes purſue, till they hauen got her / Theſe Beaſtes been of higheſt Regard and Price / To pleaſure Princes and to murder vice.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Noun

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haven c

  1. definite singular of have

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch havene, from Old Dutch *havana, from Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habnō, *habanō.

Noun

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haven f (plural havens, diminutive haventje n)

  1. harbour
    De schepen liggen veilig in de haven.The ships are safe in the harbour.
    We namen een wandeling bij het kleine haventje na het diner.We took a walk by the small harbour after dinner.
  2. port
    Rotterdam heeft een van de grootste havens ter wereld.Rotterdam has one of the largest ports in the world.
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- port types

- toponyms

Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: hawe
  • Papiamentu: haf, haaf

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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haven

  1. plural of have

Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *habën, possibly a Baltic loan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑʋen/, [ˈhɑ̝ʋe̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋen
  • Syllabification(key): ha‧ven

Noun

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haven (dialectal)

  1. (single) hair
    Synonyms: hapsi, hius

Declension

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Inflection of haven (Kotus type 49*E/askel, p-v gradation)
nominative haven
hapene
hapenet
hapeneet
genitive hapenen
hapeneen
hapenien
haventen
hapeneiden
hapeneitten
partitive haventa
hapenetta
hapenia
hapeneita
illative hapeneen
hapeneeseen
hapeniin
hapeneisiin
hapeneihin
singular plural
nominative haven
hapene
hapenet
hapeneet
accusative nom. haven
hapene
hapenet
hapeneet
gen. hapenen
hapeneen
genitive hapenen
hapeneen
hapenien
haventen
hapeneiden
hapeneitten
partitive haventa
hapenetta
hapenia
hapeneita
inessive hapenessa
hapeneessa
hapenissa
hapeneissa
elative hapenesta
hapeneesta
hapenista
hapeneista
illative hapeneen
hapeneeseen
hapeniin
hapeneisiin
hapeneihin
adessive hapenella
hapeneella
hapenilla
hapeneilla
ablative hapenelta
hapeneelta
hapenilta
hapeneilta
allative hapenelle
hapeneelle
hapenille
hapeneille
essive hapenena
hapeneena
hapenina
hapeneina
translative hapeneksi
hapeneeksi
hapeniksi
hapeneiksi
abessive hapenetta
hapeneetta
hapenitta
hapeneitta
instructive hapenin
hapenein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of haven (Kotus type 49*E/askel, p-v gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hapeneni
hapeneeni
hapeneni
hapeneeni
accusative nom. hapeneni
hapeneeni
hapeneni
hapeneeni
gen. hapeneni
hapeneeni
genitive hapeneni
hapeneeni
hapenieni
haventeni
hapeneideni
hapeneitteni
partitive haventani
hapenettani
hapeniani
hapeneitani
inessive hapenessani
hapeneessani
hapenissani
hapeneissani
elative hapenestani
hapeneestani
hapenistani
hapeneistani
illative hapeneeni
hapeneeseeni
hapeniini
hapeneisiini
hapeneihini
adessive hapenellani
hapeneellani
hapenillani
hapeneillani
ablative hapeneltani
hapeneeltani
hapeniltani
hapeneiltani
allative hapenelleni
hapeneelleni
hapenilleni
hapeneilleni
essive hapenenani
hapeneenani
hapeninani
hapeneinani
translative hapenekseni
hapeneekseni
hapenikseni
hapeneikseni
abessive hapenettani
hapeneettani
hapenittani
hapeneittani
instructive
comitative hapenineni
hapeneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hapenesi
hapeneesi
hapenesi
hapeneesi
accusative nom. hapenesi
hapeneesi
hapenesi
hapeneesi
gen. hapenesi
hapeneesi
genitive hapenesi
hapeneesi
hapeniesi
haventesi
hapeneidesi
hapeneittesi
partitive haventasi
hapenettasi
hapeniasi
hapeneitasi
inessive hapenessasi
hapeneessasi
hapenissasi
hapeneissasi
elative hapenestasi
hapeneestasi
hapenistasi
hapeneistasi
illative hapeneesi
hapeneeseesi
hapeniisi
hapeneisiisi
hapeneihisi
adessive hapenellasi
hapeneellasi
hapenillasi
hapeneillasi
ablative hapeneltasi
hapeneeltasi
hapeniltasi
hapeneiltasi
allative hapenellesi
hapeneellesi
hapenillesi
hapeneillesi
essive hapenenasi
hapeneenasi
hapeninasi
hapeneinasi
translative hapeneksesi
hapeneeksesi
hapeniksesi
hapeneiksesi
abessive hapenettasi
hapeneettasi
hapenittasi
hapeneittasi
instructive
comitative hapeninesi
hapeneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hapenemme
hapeneemme
hapenemme
hapeneemme
accusative nom. hapenemme
hapeneemme
hapenemme
hapeneemme
gen. hapenemme
hapeneemme
genitive hapenemme
hapeneemme
hapeniemme
haventemme
hapeneidemme
hapeneittemme
partitive haventamme
hapenettamme
hapeniamme
hapeneitamme
inessive hapenessamme
hapeneessamme
hapenissamme
hapeneissamme
elative hapenestamme
hapeneestamme
hapenistamme
hapeneistamme
illative hapeneemme
hapeneeseemme
hapeniimme
hapeneisiimme
hapeneihimme
adessive hapenellamme
hapeneellamme
hapenillamme
hapeneillamme
ablative hapeneltamme
hapeneeltamme
hapeniltamme
hapeneiltamme
allative hapenellemme
hapeneellemme
hapenillemme
hapeneillemme
essive hapenenamme
hapeneenamme
hapeninamme
hapeneinamme
translative hapeneksemme
hapeneeksemme
hapeniksemme
hapeneiksemme
abessive hapenettamme
hapeneettamme
hapenittamme
hapeneittamme
instructive
comitative hapeninemme
hapeneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hapenenne
hapeneenne
hapenenne
hapeneenne
accusative nom. hapenenne
hapeneenne
hapenenne
hapeneenne
gen. hapenenne
hapeneenne
genitive hapenenne
hapeneenne
hapenienne
haventenne
hapeneidenne
hapeneittenne
partitive haventanne
hapenettanne
hapenianne
hapeneitanne
inessive hapenessanne
hapeneessanne
hapenissanne
hapeneissanne
elative hapenestanne
hapeneestanne
hapenistanne
hapeneistanne
illative hapeneenne
hapeneeseenne
hapeniinne
hapeneisiinne
hapeneihinne
adessive hapenellanne
hapeneellanne
hapenillanne
hapeneillanne
ablative hapeneltanne
hapeneeltanne
hapeniltanne
hapeneiltanne
allative hapenellenne
hapeneellenne
hapenillenne
hapeneillenne
essive hapenenanne
hapeneenanne
hapeninanne
hapeneinanne
translative hapeneksenne
hapeneeksenne
hapeniksenne
hapeneiksenne
abessive hapenettanne
hapeneettanne
hapenittanne
hapeneittanne
instructive
comitative hapeninenne
hapeneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hapenensa
hapeneensa
hapenensa
hapeneensa
accusative nom. hapenensa
hapeneensa
hapenensa
hapeneensa
gen. hapenensa
hapeneensa
genitive hapenensa
hapeneensa
hapeniensa
haventensa
hapeneidensa
hapeneittensa
partitive haventaan
hapenettaan
haventansa
hapenettansa
hapeniaan
hapeneitaan
hapeniansa
hapeneitansa
inessive hapenessaan
hapeneessaan
hapenessansa
hapeneessansa
hapenissaan
hapeneissaan
hapenissansa
hapeneissansa
elative hapenestaan
hapeneestaan
hapenestansa
hapeneestansa
hapenistaan
hapeneistaan
hapenistansa
hapeneistansa
illative hapeneensa
hapeneeseensa
hapeniinsa
hapeneisiinsa
hapeneihinsa
adessive hapenellaan
hapeneellaan
hapenellansa
hapeneellansa
hapenillaan
hapeneillaan
hapenillansa
hapeneillansa
ablative hapeneltaan
hapeneeltaan
hapeneltansa
hapeneeltansa
hapeniltaan
hapeneiltaan
hapeniltansa
hapeneiltansa
allative hapenelleen
hapeneelleen
hapenellensa
hapeneellensa
hapenilleen
hapeneilleen
hapenillensa
hapeneillensa
essive hapenenaan
hapeneenaan
hapenenansa
hapeneenansa
hapeninaan
hapeneinaan
hapeninansa
hapeneinansa
translative hapenekseen
hapeneekseen
hapeneksensa
hapeneeksensa
hapenikseen
hapeneikseen
hapeniksensa
hapeneiksensa
abessive hapenettaan
hapeneettaan
hapenettansa
hapeneettansa
hapenittaan
hapeneittaan
hapenittansa
hapeneittansa
instructive
comitative hapenineen
hapeneineen
hapeninensa
hapeneinensa

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English habban, from Proto-West Germanic *habbjan, from Proto-Germanic *habjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːvən/, /ˈhavən/, /ˈhabən/
  • (contracted) IPA(key): /haːn/

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haven

  1. to own (to have ownership of):
    1. to possess (an abstraction; a quality)
    2. to include (as a part, ingredient, or feature).
    3. to hold; to have at disposal
  2. to get, acquire, or obtain:
    • c. 1375, “Book I”, in Iohne Barbour, De geſtis bellis et uirtutibus domini Roberti de Brwyß [] (The Brus, Advocates MS. 19.2.2)‎[3], Ouchtirmunſye: Iohannes Ramſay, published 1489, folio 2, recto, lines 225-228; republished at Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, c. 2010:
      A fredome is a noble thing / fredome mayß man to haiff liking / fredome all ſolace to ma[n] giffis / He levys at eß [that] frely levys
      Oh, freedom is a noble thing: / it allows people to get enjoyment / and provides all of humanity's peace. / If you live free, you live at ease!
    • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffite Bible (later version), MS Lich 10.)‎[4], published c. 1410, Joon 10:10, page 49v, column 1; republished as Wycliffe's translation of the New Testament, Lichfield: Bill Endres, 2010:
      a nyȝt þeef comeþ not .· but þat he ſteele ſle ⁊ leeſe / and I cam þat þey haue lijf .· ⁊ haue more plenteuouſli.
      A stealthy thief doesn't come unless he can steal, kill, and ruin. But I came so they could have life, and have it more abundantly.
    1. to take (in); to be given
    2. to have (a child); to give birth
  3. to do; to perform (an action):
    1. (with preposition) to take (away)
    2. to have (done); to cause to (do, be)
    3. to be obliged to do; to be scheduled to do.
  4. (auxillary) Denotes completion; forms the perfect tense.
  5. to keep; to maintain (in a condition)
  6. to have (in a certain relationship)
  7. to consider; to look upon
  8. to experience; to undergo

Usage notes

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  • As in Modern English, haven may be used elliptically in auxiliary constructions if the main verb is implicit.
  • The perfect progressive construction (modern have been + present) is known in Middle English, though rare and late.
  • Some intransitive verbs may form the perfect with ben rather than haven.

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Middle High German

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Etymology

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From Old High German hafan m (pot).

Noun

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haven

  1. pot

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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haven

  1. definite plural of hav

West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Old Frisian *hafen, *haven, from Proto-West Germanic *habanu, from Proto-Germanic *habnō.

Noun

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haven c (plural havens, diminutive haventsje)

  1. harbour
  2. haven, refuge

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • haven (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011